Bence Halász

The native form of this personal name is Halász Bence. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Bence Halász (born 4 August 1997) is a Hungarian athlete specialising in the hammer throw.^[2] He won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and also the bronze medal at the 2019 and the 2023 World Championships. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2017 European U23 Championships and 2016 World U20 Championships. In 2018 he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Berlin.

Bence Halász

Halász in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Dobó SE
Coached by	Zsolt Németh László Németh
Achievements and titles
Personal best	80.92 m (265 ft 5+3⁄4 in) (Munich 2022)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2024 Paris Hammer throw World Championships 2019 Doha Hammer throw 2023 Budapest Hammer throw European Championships 2022 Munich Hammer throw 2024 Rome Hammer throw 2018 Berlin Hammer throw European Throwing Cup 2025 Nicosia Hammer Throw

His personal best in the event is 80.92 m set at the 2022 European Championships.^[3] Early in his career, he also competed in the discus throw.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Hungary
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	8th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	57.83 m
			7th	Hammer throw (5 kg)	74.90 m
	European Youth Summer Olympic Festival	Utrecht, Netherlands	1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	61.13 m
			1st	Hammer throw (5 kg)	74.63 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	35th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	52.90 m
			14th (q)	Hammer throw (6 kg)	71.95 m
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	2nd	Hammer throw (5 kg)	81.90 m
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	15th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	53.78 m
			1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	79.60 m
2016	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Arad, Romania	2nd	Hammer throw	71.16 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	35th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	52.90 m
			1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	80.93 m
2017	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Las Palmas, Spain	2nd	Hammer throw	71.51 m
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Hammer throw	73.30 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th	Hammer throw	74.45 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	4th	Hammer throw	73.79 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	Hammer throw	77.36 m
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	2nd	Hammer throw	74.14 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Hammer throw	78.18 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	14th (q)	Hammer throw	75.39 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	5th	Hammer throw	80.15 m
	European Championship	Munich, Germany	2nd	Hammer throw	80.92 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Hammer throw	80.82 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	Hammer throw	80.49 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	2nd	Hammer throw	79.97 m